to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thickness; profundity; depth
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
than; from; out of; except; but; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bento; Japanese box lunch
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important